(Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

FY 2009 Allocation:

$10 billion
(These Title I ARRA awards are in addition to the regular FY 2009 Title I grant awards.)

Grant type:

Formula

Purpose

Provides a unique opportunity to jump start school reform and improvement efforts. These one-time resources should be spent in ways most likely to lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, and increased productivity and effectiveness. These initial examples are organized into five categories that reflect the priorities of ARRA:

• Adopting rigorous college- and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments;
• Establishing data systems and using data for improvement;
• Increasing teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of effective teachers; and
• Turning around the lowest-performing schools; and
• Improving results for all students, including early learning, extended learning time, use of technology, preparation for college, and school modernization.

Please Note: A state must reserve 4 percent of its total FY 2009 Title I, Part A allocation, including Title I, Part A ARRA funds, for school improvement activities.

(Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

FY 2009 Allocation:

$3 billion
(These Title I ARRA awards are in addition to the regular FY 2009 Title I grant awards.)

Grant type:

Competitive

Purpose

Education funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provide assistance to schools identified as needing improvement through technical assistance to improve performance and by developing a two-year plan to turn the school around. If the school fails to make AYP for four consecutive years, the district must implement corrective actions to improve the school.

Please note: Each state is required to reserve 4% of its total Title I, Part A, allocation for school improvement activities in schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring.

(Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

FY 2009 Allocation:

$650 million
(These Title II ARRA awards are in addition to the regular FY 2009 Title II grant awards.)

Grant type:

Competitive and Formula

Purpose

Provides funds:

• To improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools;
• To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student's race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability; and
• To encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices by state educational agencies and local educational agencies.

FY 2009 Allocation:

$14.49 billion

Grant type:

Formula

Purpose

Provides funds:

Ensures that all children meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. Unless a participating school is operating a school-wide program, the school must focus Title I services on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for school-wide programs that serve all children in the school.

FY 2009 Allocation:

$545.6 million

Grant type:

Competitive

Purpose

Provides funds:

Provides assistance to schools identified as needing improvement through technical assistance to improve performance and by developing a two-year plan to turn the school around. If the school fails to make AYP for four consecutive years, the district must implement corrective actions to improve the school. Each state is required to reserve 4% of its total Title I, Part A, allocation for school improvement activities in schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring.

FY 2009 Allocation:

$269 million

Grant type:

Competitive and Formula

Purpose

Provides assistance to:

• Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools;
• To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability; and
• To encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices by state educational agencies and local educational agencies.

FY 2009 Allocation:

$2.94 billion

Grant type:

Formula

Purpose

Provides assistance to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts ensure that all teachers are highly qualified to teach. This grant provides agencies the flexibility to use these funds creatively to address challenges to teacher quality through:

• Teacher preparation and qualifications of new teachers, Recruitment and hiring, induction, professional development, teacher retention; and
• The need for more capable principals and assistant principals to serve as effective school leaders.

FY 2009 Allocation:

$100 million

Grant type:

Competitive

Purpose

Aims to raise middle and high school students' literacy levels in Title I-eligible schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade-levels. Potential projects include:

• A supplemental literacy intervention targeted to students reading significantly below grade level; and
• A school-wide literacy program for improving student literacy in all disciplines.